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Frida A Biography of Frida Kahlo
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Frida A Biography of Frida Kahlo Unknown - 2002

by Herrera, Hayden.


About this book

This beautifully-illustrated and engrossing biography of the Mexican painter Frida Kahlo reveals a woman of extreme magnetism and originality and an artist whose sensual vibrancy came straight from her own experiences. Born and brought up near Mexico City during the Mexican Revolution, she suffered a devastating accident aged eighteen, which left her crippled and unable to bear children. Her marriage to the muralist Diego Riviera was tempestuous, and she had many love affairs with men as diverse as Isamu Noguchi and Leon Trotsky. Absorbed in Mexican folklore and culture and a lover of dramatic spectacle, Kahlo's tumultuous life is that of an extraordinary twentieth-century woman.

From the publisher

Drawing on firsthand sources including collectors, friends, and fellow artists, Hayden Herrera has produced an exhaustive study of the Mexican painters life, loves, and artistry. Letters and diary material add an intimate tone to a tumultuous tale of sex, politics, and marginalization in the world of art. Kahlos legend arose from her life, from the tragic accident at 18 that left her barren, to her stormy marriage to Diego Rivera that didnt preclude affairs with Noguchi and Trotsky. Kahlos distinctive interpretations of Mexican folklore and culture make her one of the most enduring figures in modern art, one that Herrera explores with the sense of drama appropriate for this larger-than-life figure. This audiobook is the definitive study of the life of the volatile and charismatic artist, the subject of a major film starring Salma Hayek and Edward Norton to be released in October 2002. A haunting, highly vivid biography. Ms.

Details

  • Title Frida A Biography of Frida Kahlo
  • Author Herrera, Hayden.
  • Binding unknown
  • Edition Abridged
  • Publisher Publishing Mills
  • Date October 2002
  • ISBN 9781575111186